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049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 0 0 _aBL1202
_b.C64 2013
082 0 4 _a294.5
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245 0 0 _aContemporary Hinduism /
_cedited by P. Pratap Kumar.
264 1 _aDurham :
_bAcumen Publishing,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (x, 301 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aReligions in focus
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
505 0 0 _gIntroduction /
_rP. Pratap Kumar --
_gPart I: Hinduism in diaspora :
_tDiasporic and indigenous Hinduism in North America /
_rJeffery D. Long ;
_tNepali Hindus in southern California /
_rDeepak Shimkhada ;
_tTrinidad Hinduism /
_rPaul Younger ;
_tHinduism in the Caribbean /
_rIndrani Rampersad ;
_tTamil Śaivism in Norway /
_rKnut A. Jacobsen --
_gPart II: Contemporary Hinduism in north India :
_tThe Indrajatra festival of Kathmandu, Nepal /
_rMichael Baltutis ;
_tVernacular Hinduism in Rajasthan /
_rAntoinette E. DeNapoli ;
_tSindhi Hindus /
_rSteven W. Ramey ;
_tDevotional expressions in the Swaminarayan community /
_rHanna H. Kim ;
_tKṛṣṇa devotion in western India /
_rShandip Saha ;
_tVārkarīs in rural western India /
_rJon Keune ;
_tLow-caste Hinduism in central India /
_rRamdas Lamb ;
_tVaiṣṇavism in Bengal /
_rAbhishek Ghosh --
_gPart III: Contemporary Hinduism in south India :
_tSnake goddess traditions in Tamilnadu /
_rAmy L. Allocco ;
_tNambūtiris and Ayyappan devotees in Kerala /
_rGeorge Pati ;
_tEcstatic seeing: adorning and enjoying the body of the goddess /
_rArchana Venkatesan ;
_tThe Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati /
_rAfsar Mohammad ;
_tThe militant ascetic traditions of India and Sri Lanka /
_rWilliam Harman --
_gAfterword /
_rP. Pratap Kumar.
520 _aMost overviews of Hindu belief and practice follow a history from the ancient Vedas to today. Such approaches privilege Brahmanical traditions and create a sense of Hinduism as a homogenous system and culture, and one which is largely unchanging and based solely on sacred texts. In reality, modern Hindu faith and culture present an extraordinary range of dynamic beliefs and practices. Contemporary Hinduism aims to capture the full breadth of the Hindu worldview as practised today, both in the sub-continent and the diaspora. Global and regional faith, ritualised and everyday practice, Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical belief, and ascetic and devotional traditions are all discussed. Throughout, the discussion is illustrated with detailed case material and images, whilst key terms are highlighted and explained in a glossary. Contemporary Hinduism presents students with a lively and engaging survey of Hinduism, offering an introduction to the oldest and one of the most complex of world religions.
650 0 _aHinduism.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aKumar, P. Pratap,
_d1952-
_eeditor.
710 2 _aCambridge eBooks.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781844656899
830 0 _aReligions in focus.
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